WEBVTT WELL, DAN.CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYSTHE IDEA BEHIND THIS ISTRANSPARENCY, AND THINGS LIKEBODY CAMERAS ARE NOW THE RULERATHER THAN THE EXCEPTION ACROSSTHE COUNTR>> TURNI IT ON AND OFF IS JUSTBY SWITCHING THIS, THE GREENLIGHT, AND THE CASE IS THAT ITIS ON.CAITLI ALL CARMEL OFFICERS ARENOW EQUIPPED WITH AN ASSIGNEDBODY CAMERA.BEEP TURN IT OFF ON.CAITLI THE NEW RULE IS, TURNTHE CAMERA ON EVERYTIME YOU MAKECONTACT WITH SOMEONE.I THINK IT PROVIDES SECURITYFOR US AND ALSO FOR THE PUBLICCAITLIN: CITY ADMINISTATOR CHIPRERIG OVER SAW THE 20,000 DOLLPURCHASE OF THE 13 CAMERAS, THESOFTWARE TO GO WITH THEM AND THESERVER TO STORE THE VIDEOEARLIER THIS YEAR.CAITLIN: THIS MONTH THE CAMERAS, WERE HANDED OVER TO OFFICERS.THEY'RE TRAINED ON THEM THEYKNOW HOW TO DOWNLOAD THEM ANDTHEY SEEM TO BE WORKING WELL.CAITLIN: THE PURCHASE HAS SOMEWONDERING IF QUAINT CARMEL WITHIT'S LOW CRIME RATE NEEDS BODYCAMERA>> WELL FIRST OF ALL IT'S PAOF A GRAND JURY REPORT,WHICH CAME OUT LAST YEARRECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALL AGENCIES, TO GO AHEAD AND GET BODYCAMERAS, SO WE'RE ALREADY IN THEPROCESS OF THAT, THE OTHER THINGIS IT'S JUST TRANSPARENCY WE'REJUST TELLING PEOPLE WHAT WE DOCAITLIN: CARMEL'S NEW POLICECHIEF PAUL TOMASI SAYS BEYONDTRANSPARENCY, THE CAMERAS WILLALSO HELP THE DEPARTMENT TOIMPROVE SERVIC>> IT'S A GREAT TOOL FOR USBECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES IT GIVE USA BETTER OVERSIGHT BUT IT ALSOGIVES US A WAY TO LOOK BACK ANDCRITIQUE HOW WE'RE DOING, HOWARE OUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS HOWARE OUR TECHNIQUES HOW CAN WEIMPROVE OURSELVEBY LOOKING BACK WE CAN IMPROVEOUR SERVICES.CAITLIN: I ASKED ABOUT WHATHAPPENS IF OFFICERS DON'T TURNON THEIR CAMERAS WHEN THEY MAKECONTACT AND IF THERE WILL BE ANYREPERCUSSIONS IF AN INCIDENTHAPPENS AND IT'S NOT RECORDED.THE CHIEF SAYS IT HASN'T BEEN APROBLEM YET BUT IF IT BECOMES ANISSUE IN THE FUTURE THEY WILLADDRESS IT.DAN.DAN: THANK YOU, CAITLIN.THE SERVER CARMEL PURCHASED WILLHOLD VIDEO FOR UP TO A YEAR ANDTHEN BE DELETEIF THERE IS AN INCIDENT ORCOURT CASE THE DEPARTMENT WILL, MAKE A COPY OF THE DATA PRIORTO CLEANING OUT THE SERVER.#3THE NEW POLICE CHIEF FOR CARMELWAS SWORN IN AT CITY HALL THISMORNING.PAUL TOMASI HAS BEEN WITH THEDEPARTMENT SINCE 200THE FORMER CHIEF, MIKE CALHOUN,HIS LAST THE DAY WAS TODAY.HE BEEN CHIEF SIN 2010 ANDPASS TO THE TORCH TO TOMASI ATTHE CEREMONY.>> CARMEL JUST CELEBRATED AHUNDRED YEARS, SO IT IS A NEWCENTURY AND WITH THAT I AMLOOKING FORWARD TO BE THE CHIEFFOR THIS NEW CENTURY TO LEADOFDAN: THE NEW CHIEF SAYS WHILECARMEL IS A SAFE TOWN HEFORESEES CHALLENGES IN THEFUTURETHAT'S INCLUDING THELEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA INCALIFORNIA, THE REDUCTION INPENALTIES FOR DRUG CRIMES, ANDREDUCED JAIL POPULATIONS.ALL OF WHICH, HE SAYS COULD